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title: "CVE-2015-7697\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-7697

Publication date 12 October 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(infinite loop) via empty bzip2 data in a ZIP archive.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| unzip | 15.10 wily | Fixed 6.0-17ubuntu1.1 |
| 15.04 vivid | Fixed 6.0-13ubuntu3.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 6.0-9ubuntu1.4 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 6.0-4ubuntu2.4 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7697)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7697)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-7697)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7697)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2788-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2788-1)
+ unzip vulnerabilities
+ 29 October 2015

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/11/5>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7697>